Planning area in Wicklow
Bray
Schools in County Wicklow in this planning area.
- Schools
- 13
- of 82 in Wicklow
- Pupils
- 3,414
- 20% of Wicklow's pupils
- Since 2015/16
- −6.6%
- 3,657 pupils in 2015/16
- Average school size
- 262.6
- Wicklow: 206.6
- Average class size
- 22.22
- Wicklow: 22.36
Trends in Bray
Each year counts the schools in this planning area today, plus any that closed from 2023/24. Dotted lines bridge 1983/84 to 1992/93. 1974/75 is left out because that year's source file is missing five counties.
The Department's files only record planning areas from 2023/24, so schools that closed or amalgamated before then aren't counted in any area. The further back you go, the more pupils are missing, and an amalgamation can look like a sudden rise. Across County Wicklow, schools with no planning area had 1.4% of pupils in 2015/16, 14.8% in 2005/06 and 22.6% in 1975/76. Known data issues
Pupils
3,414
−102 on 2024/25
Schools
13
9 in 1975/76
Average pupils per school
262.6
319.3 in 1975/76
Average class size
22.22
−0.41 on 2024/25
Pupils in these schools
Junior infants, girls and boys, and Irish-medium schools over time, for the same schools as the trends above.
Junior infants
Pupils starting school each year. Class-by-class figures start in 2020/21. 376 in 2025/26, −15 on 2024/25.
Girls and boys
From 1976/77: earlier files don't split every school's pupils into girls and boys.
Irish-medium schools
Pupils in schools that teach all subjects through Irish (2 schools today). 351 pupils in 2025/26, 10.3% of the area's pupils, against 11.5% in 2015/16. Each school counts under its current classification for every year.
Growing and falling since 2015/16
Each school's change in pupils over 10 years, from 2015/16 to 2025/26. A change of 10% or more either way counts as growing or falling.
13 schools with figures for both years
Sort the table below by the change column to see which schools grew or fell most.
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to.
- Average class size
- 22.22
- Mainstream classes
- 151
- Classes of 30 or more
- 6
- Schools with a class of 30+
- 5
Teachers
Teachers in the 13 mainstream primary schools here, 2006/07 to 2025/26. Class teachers are counted every year; all teaching posts where they're known.
- Class teachers in 2025/26
- 151
- Up 34 since 2006/07, while pupils rose 13%
- Teaching posts in 2025/26
- about 234
- Estimate: 151 class teachers, 12 principals and deputies, 60 special education and 11 special class teachers
- Teachers in 2015/16
- 210
- The Department's last count of every teacher
- Since 2024/25
- 1 / 3
- 1 school gained a class teacher, 3 lost one
Class teachers since 2006/07
One for each mainstream class, every school year
Special schools and special classes
3 special schools in Bray, and the special classes in its 13 mainstream schools. Special schools aren't counted in the pupils, class sizes or teachers above.
- Pupils in special schools
- 206
- In 3 schools, up from 189 in 2015/16
- Special classes in 2025/26
- 11
- In 7 of 13 schools. 6 in 2020/21
- Allocated for 2026/27
- 14
- In 8 schools: 3 new classes, 1 school with its first
- Autism classes
- 11
- 100% of special classes
Special classes since 2020/21
In Bray's mainstream schools, from the NCSE's yearly lists
- 2020/21 6
- 2021/22 7
- 2022/23 6
- 2023/24 8
- 2024/25 10
- 2025/26 11
- 2026/27 14
2026/27, dashed: allocated for next year.
| Special school | Pupils | Since 2015/16 | Teaching posts | SNAs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Court SchoolBray · Mild general learning disability | 100 |
+4.2%
|
19 | 33 |
| St Kierans Spec SchoolBray | 59 |
+1.7%
|
– | – |
| Marino School N.S.Bray · Physical disability | 47 |
+34.3%
|
9 | 20.66 |
Sources: Department of Education enrolment lists; NCSE special class lists and special school allocations (CC BY 4.0).
Schools
13 schools, largest first.
Select a column heading to sort
| Roll number | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Padraig NaofaBray | 17537O | 680 |
−11.0%
−14.9%
−11.9%
|
30 | 22.47 | 28 | 0 |
| Ravenswell Primary SchoolBray | 07246U | 468 |
+13.3%
+75.9%
+91.8%
|
24 | 19.00 | 23 | 0 |
| Cronan Naofa N SBray | 16872A | 388 |
−20.2%
−25.0%
−13.6%
|
16 | 23.50 | 30 | 1 |
| St Fergal's National SchoolBray | 20466L | 373 |
−8.4%
−18.2%
– |
19 | 19.00 | 24 | 0 |
| Bray School Project N SBray | 19754J | 223 |
−7.1%
−8.2%
−6.3%
|
8 | 26.38 | 28 | 0 |
| S N Muire Is GearardEnniskerry | 17223O | 206 |
+6.2%
−1.9%
−13.8%
|
8 | 25.75 | 30 | 2 |
| Kilmacanogue N SBray | 18365Q | 204 |
−21.2%
−6.4%
−18.1%
|
8 | 25.50 | 30 | 1 |
| St Andrews N SBray | 13597M | 204 |
−3.3%
−6.8%
+5.7%
|
8 | 25.50 | 27 | 0 |
| Scoil ChualannBré | 19584K | 185 |
−17.8%
−21.6%
−26.0%
|
8 | 23.12 | 29 | 0 |
| Gaelscoil Ui CheadaighCo.Chill Mhantáin | 20016D | 166 |
−28.1%
−10.3%
−4.6%
|
7 | 23.71 | 35 | 1 |
| St. Peter's Primary SchoolBray | 18464S | 156 |
−7.7%
−6.0%
+81.4%
|
8 | 18.88 | 23 | 0 |
| Powerscourt N SEnniskerry | 09760V | 114 |
+25.3%
+60.6%
+96.6%
|
4 | 28.50 | 32 | 1 |
| S N Padraig NaofaEnniskerry | 18357R | 47 |
−27.7%
−33.8%
−23.0%
|
3 | 15.67 | 19 | 0 |
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